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Category Archives: Dating
Why Young Single Orthodox Jewish Women Don’t Go To Shul
In most Orthodox communities, single young women attend shul far less regularly than married women, and far less than men. This is not a personal failing or apathy. It is a structural outcome of how Orthodox synagogue life is organized. … Continue reading
The Boss, The Secretary & Alliance Theory
The 22=year-old secretary at the real estate firm begins her Monday wearing her new outfit, hoping for her boss’s approval, which she has never received in her seven weeks at the firm. She gives him a big smile when he … Continue reading
A Moral Lesson
I wrote this with ChatGPT, Grok and Gemini: So, more than 22 years ago, I met this cute, curvy Jewess at Sinai Temple’s Friday Night Live. You know the type—age-appropriate, Sephardic fire, Ashkenazi vocabulary. She had hips like a halachic … Continue reading
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The First Time A Girl Liked Me
The first time a girl told me that she liked me was in fifth grade. I responded by putting sharp tacks on her chair and kicking her. She said: “One day you’ll know what it is like to love someone … Continue reading
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How is dating different in Australia vs America?
Grok says: Casualness vs. Formality In Australia, dating tends to be more laid-back. It often starts organically—through friend groups, a night out at the pub, or a barbecue—rather than a formal “date.” Aussies might not even call it “dating” until … Continue reading
Compare and contrast dating in Australia and the United States
Grok says: Cultural Attitudes Towards Dating: Australia: Casual and Laid-back: Australian dating culture tends to be more relaxed. There’s a strong emphasis on being “mates” first, which often leads to relationships that start from friendships. Australians value authenticity and are … Continue reading
Australian Men Might Be The World’s Laziest Daters
Jewel Nichols writes: Why are Aussie men so afraid to summon, at the very least, some sort of compliment that isn’t “you’re so fun” or “you’re such a baddie”? They’re just straight up lazy. And it’s this laziness that permeates … Continue reading
Trump won on foreign policy (9-13-24)
The strength and weakness of much of my analysis is that I base it on my shortcomings and then project that on to public figures who seem to have the same afflictions that have troubled me. I have had, according … Continue reading
Is This Going To Make It Harder For Me To Date?
From the Scottish Sun: Wannabe Scots actor found guilty of rape for secretly not using condom during sex in ‘stealthing’ conviction first AN aspiring actor has become the first man in Scotland to be convicted of rape for secretly not … Continue reading
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Carrying Her Books
When I was a kid in Australia, I read about this American courting custom of a bloke carrying a girl’s books for her. It seemed to really mean something. A girl wouldn’t just let any bloke carry her books. Once … Continue reading
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